Andrei Viktorovich Nazarov (; born May 22, 1974) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player and coach. He has formerly managed the Kazakh team Barys Astana (of the KHL's Chernyshev Division), the Russian team HC Sochi (of the KHL's Bobrov Division), the Ukrainian national team and has been joint coach of the Russian national hockey team. He has been nicknamed "the Russian Bear", and in his coaching career, "the Russian Keenan".
Career Nazarov was drafted 10th overall by the San Jose Sharks in the 1992 NHL entry draft. He also played for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Calgary Flames, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Boston Bruins, Phoenix Coyotes and the Minnesota Wild. In his NHL career, Nazarov played 571 regular season games, scoring 53 goals and 71 assists for 124 points. He also collected 1,409 penalty minutes.
Nazarov served only one season (2013-2014) as the coach of HC Donbass before moving to Barys.
In 2021, without any evidence, Nazarov accused NHL star Artemi Panarin of assaulting a woman, later saying he was motivated to make the accusation due to Panarin's comments supporting anti-government protests in Russia. Nazarov, a known supporter of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, has repeatedly and publicly criticized Panarin for his outspoken beliefs regarding Putin’s regime.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1990–91 Mechel Chelyabinsk USR.2 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1991–92 Dynamo Moscow CIS 2 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 1991–92 Dynamo–2 Moscow CIS.3 40 13 6 19 47 — — — — — 1992–93 Dynamo Moscow RUS 42 8 2 10 79 10 1 1 2 8 1992–93 Dynamo–2 Moscow RUS.2 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1993–94 Dynamo Moscow RUS 6 2 2 4 0 — — — — — 1993–94 Kansas City Blades IHL 71 15 18 33 64 — — — — — 1993–94 San Jose Sharks NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1994–95 Kansas City Blades IHL 43 15 10 25 55 — — — — — 1994–95 San Jose Sharks NHL 26 3 5 8 94 6 0 0 0 9 1995–96 Kansas City Blades IHL 27 4 6 10 118 2 0 0 0 2 1995–96 San Jose Sharks NHL 42 7 7 14 62 — — — — — 1996–97 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 3 1 2 3 4 — — — — — 1996–97 San Jose Sharks NHL 60 12 15 27 222 — — — — — 1997–98 San Jose Sharks NHL 40 1 1 2 112 — — — — — 1997–98 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 14 1 1 2 58 — — — — — 1998–99 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 26 2 0 2 43 — — — — — 1998–99 Calgary Flames NHL 36 5 9 14 30 — — — — — 1999–2000 Calgary Flames NHL 76 10 22 32 78 — — — — — 2000–01 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 16 1 0 1 29 — — — — — 2000–01 Boston Bruins NHL 63 1 4 5 200 — — — — — 2001–02 Boston Bruins NHL 47 0 2 2 164 — — — — — 2001–02 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 30 6 3 9 51 3 0 0 0 2 2002–03 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 59 3 0 3 135 — — — — — 2003–04 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 33 1 2 3 125 — — — — — 2004–05 Metallurg Novokuznetsk RSL 9 0 0 0 20 — — — — — 2004–05 Avangard Omsk RSL 24 0 2 2 153 7 0 0 0 6 2005–06 Minnesota Wild NHL 2 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 2005–06 Houston Aeros AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — NHL totals 571 53 71 124 1409 9 0 0 0 11
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 1992 Russia EJC 6 3 1 4 12 1998 Russia WC 5th 6 1 2 3 10 Senior totals 6 1 2 3 10
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